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The B-17 that refused to be retired

One of the earliest Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers to enter combat, The Swoose survived missions that destroyed countless aircraft of its generation. Originally known as Ole Betsy, it earned a ...
The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon. A particular Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, known today as ...
SEATTLE — A B-17 Bomber aircraft, an icon of World War II, made quite the impression on its flight into Seattle on Monday. Like the aircraft's name, it is a 'sentimental journey' for both the aircraft ...